Jerome Bonaparte Patterson (1829 - abt. 1875)

Born 1829 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Ruth (Needham) Patterson — married about 1851 in Essex, New York, United States

Descendants

Died about 1875 at about age 46 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States

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Biography

Jerome Bonaparte Patterson was born in Willsboro, New York in 1829. He is the son of James Patterson and Deborah (Morhous) Patterson.^[1]

James Patterson (his father) lived a fairly adventurous life including time on one of the famous gambling riverboats on the Mississippi where he could have met Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. It is speculated that Jerome got his name because his father was acquainted with Napoleon's brother who lived for a while as a gambler on the riverboats in/near New Orleans, Louisiana. James went back to farming when he got older.^[1]

Jerome married Julia Ruth Needham about 1852, probably in New York, since their first child was born in New York in March of 1853. In 1855, Jerome is listed as a farmer.^[2][3] Something tragic happened, but not immediately. Jerome had the time to write his Last Will and Testament. In any case, Jerome died in Willsboro, Essex, New York in 1862. He was in his early thirties. His probate was started in January 1863.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY8-6HZ : 23 December 2020), Jerome Patterson in household of James Patterson, Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Q6-CMD : 3 March 2021), Jerome B Patterson, Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States; citing p. 16, line #36, family #134, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 866,320.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWP-26G : 18 February 2021), Jerome Pattersom, 1860.
4. ↑ Probate Books, 1856-1908; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Genesee County); Probate Place: Genesee, New York, New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts. Ancestry Record 8800 #6676880 Accessed 29 May 2020.